In the spring of 1776, Abigail Smith Adams warned her husband John of a “Ladies’ rebellion” (“we will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation”) if women’s concerns were not recognized at the nation’s founding. The future U.S. president mocked his wife and dismissed her pleas. But […]
This vital discussion of democracy is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Westport in partnership with The Case Method Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It will give attendees the opportunity to participate in the same classroom experience enjoyed by students at Staples High School. The audience will take part in an engaging discussion that will explore […]
Learn more about the unjust incarceration of Bobby, a boy from New Haven who was wrongly convicted of a murder in 2006 from Nicholas Dawidoff and his book, The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City. He will be in conversation with Althea Seaborn. Please let us know if you'll […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical non-fiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss And There Was Light by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author […]
In this public lecture delivered in the Library's Trefz Forum, Roosevelt Institute Director of Climate Policy Rhiana Gunn-Wright will explore the interconnections between environmental and racial justice and discuss how […]
Lisa Belkin will discuss her book, Genealogy of a Murder, with Laurel S. Peterson. This new work unwraps a true crime story that took place in Connecticut in 1960. Independence Day weekend, 1960: a young cop is murdered, shocking his close-knit community in Stamford, Connecticut. The killer remains at large, his identity still unknown. But on […]
Bonnie Siegler and Helene Stapinski, co-authors of The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe, will discuss investigating the book and crafting this family tale […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical non-fiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. This is your chance to read the book before it becomes a major […]
David Grann returns to Westport to talk about his latest book, The Wager. REGISTER HERE In case you missed the event, you may watch the recorded program here. The #1 […]
Please join the Y’s Men of Westport/Weston and The Westport Library on Thursday, July 6, in the Library’s Trefz Forum for a special discussion with Westport First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker and Westport Chief of Police Foti Koskinas about their recent trip to Westport’s sister city, Lyman, Ukraine. The talk will be hosted by CNN anchor […]
Sam Gustman will present "Humanity through Technology," a lecture at The Westport Library on the USC Shoah Foundation’s collection of, dissemination, and teaching with more than 60,000 audio and video testimonies from survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides. PLEASE REGISTER HERE In case you missed the event, you may watch the recorded […]
Journalist Samuel G. Freedman visits Westport to discuss his book, Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, with Daniel Gross. During one sweltering week in July 1948, the Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia for its national convention. The most pressing and controversial issue facing the delegates was not whom […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, which […]
Over the course of his illustrious career, Jeremy Schaap has done it all. Now, hear the stories behind some of the biggest stories in sports history. Schaap will sit down with Westport's own Dave Briggs for a very special career-spanning interview. PLEASE REGISTER HERE In case you missed the event, you may watch the recorded […]
The lawsuits against Perdue Pharma and the Sackler family have garnered a lot of attention in the press. But the suit against Joseph Bierbaum may have a more direct and more immediate impact on Connecticuters. PLEASE REGISTER HERE In case you missed the event, you may watch the recorded program here. On Monday, October 2, […]
